Tag: Andrew Scott

Pride of British film at the BIFAs

A film about young gay activists raising money for striking Welsh miners was the big winner at the British Independent Film Awards. At a ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London, Pride – which tells the unlikely story of the real-life campaign group “Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners” – was named the Best British Independent […]

Bond 24 to be called Spectre

The director of the twenty fourth Bond film, Sam Mendes, has announced that the title will be Spectre. He refused to confirm speculation that the criminal organisation of that name, seen in Bond films in the 1960s and 70s, would feature in the film – or that one of the stars of this new film, […]

’71 tops BIFA nominations list with 9 nods

The drama ’71, set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, has picked up the most nominations for this year’s British Independent Film Awards, including nods for Best British Independent Film, Best Director for Yann Demange and Best Actor for Jack O’Connell. Pride, about a group of gay activists who raised money for striking miners in […]